Fresh
Newcomer Witherspoon manages to strike exactly the right note as the tomboy on the verge of womanhood while Waterston works on several levels at once.
Variety Staff, Variety
The Man in the Moon
Remember when you couldn't wait for your life to begin... and then, one day, it did?
1991 · 1h 39m · PG-13
Drama, Family, Romance
Directed by
Robert Mulligan
Overview
Maureen Trant and her younger sibling Dani share a strong connection, but local boy Court Foster threatens to throw their bond off balance. Dani and Court meet first and have a flirtatious rapport -- but when he meets Maureen, he falls hard and they begin a passionate affair. The new couple try to keep their love hidden from Dani, but she soon learns the truth, disavowing her sister. But a heartbreaking accident later reunites the girls.
Director and cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
90%
Tomatometer
Fresh
The heart-warming tone steadily becomes overheated.
Derek Adams, Time Out
Fresh
Gets an outstandingly natural performance out of Miss Witherspoon, who has no trouble carrying a lot of the film single-handedly. It falls to her to remind the audience that this story is at heart about a family, and she does.
Janet Maslin, New York Times
Fresh
"The Man in the Moon" is a wonderful movie, but it is more than that, it is a victory of tone and mood. It is like a poem.
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
Rotten
"The Man in the Moon" is an intimate, sentimental coming-of-age drama, a sweet little puppy love movie crushed by the enormity of its tragic twists.
Rita Kempley, Washington Post
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